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Testfires - Hunting products tested by experts. |
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Uway NT50B 8MP Trail Camera The Editor tries out a new trail-camera that A.J Productions has released onto the market This camera claims some very unique features that I have not seen in a trail camera before. One of them is the black LED lights used for night-time photos or video that claim to be invisible to humans. Plus, the specifications claim a night-time photo range right out to 60 feet (over 25 metres) which is a very long way. It also comes with a good size remote for changing settings or viewing photos or video. Features and Benefits First of all, there is a slide-and-clip-shut entry at the base of the U-Way unit that replaces the usual swinging front door. This is great as you can place the cam in position with the strap and your chain or safety lock in place, all with the camera switched off. This saves many false triggers as you play around with getting the camera set-up right. I imagine this would be a more waterproof design too with just the small door at the base, but the SD card slot beneath is not totally secure (if you knew where to find it!). The camouflage housing is an excellent colour to match most NZ This is a compact unit with a secure through-hole that will take a python or bike-type of lock. With the remote plugged in at the base you can easily view what the camera is seeing. This excellent feature allows you to make small adjustments to the angle of the unit and know you’ve got it just right before turning it on and shutting it up. Normally you would need to set the camera off and view the images, move the camera and repeat the procedure, which takes ages. Another unique feature is a very short recovery time of just 5 seconds and up to 10 photos in sequence. That gives you a good variety of settings as you would not have the same settings in place to photograph cars passing your gate as you would trying to capture that Fiordland Moose. The unit is great on power consumption drawing less than half a milliamp on standby and just 1.5mp when it detects motion which means it will last In the Field The trigger time is claimed to be just over a second but this is hard to test as you really cannot tell when the camera is taking pictures, even close to dark when you would usually see the red LED glow, because as it triggers you cannot see anything light-up as it takes photos. This is a real advantage for human detection, as often it’s this red glow from the LED’s that gives the unit away to other people. The detection width is slightly wider than its field of view. This allows animals to enter the detection zone and trigger the camera, but still remain out of the picture frame. On the plus side it may capture a shot of a fast moving animal that otherwise may have been missed. Results Despite two Fallow hinds being shot at the same place, just days before setting the camera up, some good images were still achieved. Night photos showed very good range but some pics, with too much movement, were blurry as the camera is using a slower shutter speed. This happens with all trail cams that I have tried. I set the unit on a well used trail and captured several people shots, who had no idea the camera was just a few metres away. It really is silent and invisible when taking photos. I also spooked a goat while returning to the unit that bolted across in front. The U-Way captured a single shot which was a good result. Conclusion This is a very advanced unit with a fast trigger time and rapid recovery time. It has a wide range of settings options and takes high quality 8mp pictures. Maybe its best feature is the ability to record sound in the video mode which is what I’m going to set this unit on during the next Sika roar. If you want a good quality unit for security purposes, the U-Way NT50B would be a good choice. Pros Cons Specs Remote Features:
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